Hairpin



E. 1. SMITH.

HAIRPiN.

APPLICATION mm 050.112.1917.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

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ERNEST L. SMITH, 0F SABU'LA, IOWA.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed December 12, 1917. Serial No. 206,826.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST citizen of the United States, residing at Sabula, in the county of Jackson and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in I-Iairpins, of which the fol: lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to hair pins, and it comprehends the provision of a hair pin which will hold the hair in place, and which will not become separated from the hair or deranged when once placed in position.

Specifically stated, the pin is of usual well-known construction, except that the parallel limbs are bent in a common direction to lie diagonally in spaced superimposed relation, in a manner to define a substantially zigzag passage between the limbs so that the hair thus confined in such passage will hold the pin in place, and prevent it from working loose or becoming deranged.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, wherein Figure l is an elevation of a pin constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation.

The pin forming the subject invention and indicated generally at A is of the usual well-known form, that is to say constructed from a single length of wire and bent to form the spaced parallel limbs 10. The limbs may or may not be corrugated as at 11 as this feature does notcon tribute to the essence of the invention. In carrying out my invention each limb 10 is bent at an appropriate point in itslength to provide a diagonally disposed portion 12, and these portions in addition to lying in the same plane with the limbs 10 are arranged in superimposed relation, considering the position of the pin as illustrated in Fig. 1. The diagonally disposed portions 12 terminate short of the looped extremity 13 of the pin so as to define therewith and L. SMrrH,a Zigzag passage as shown.

matter of my also with the space between the limbs 10, a One of the limbs 10 is bent at a point 14 a slight distance below the bend of .the other limb at a point 15 so that the diagonally disposed portions 12 may be spaced a distance equal tothe space between the limbs 10, thereby providing a zigzag passage of uniform dimension throughout its entire length. By rea son of this fact the hair enters the passage without any interruption during the appli-' cation of the pin to the hair, which would otherwise occur if the passage was in any way restricted by a too marked degree of inclination ofthe diagonally disposed portions 12. Consequently the pin can be readily and easily inserted into the hair or removed therefrom without any difficulty, but when once placed in position will not work its way loose, and will hold the hair in place.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed. What I claim is 1 A hair pinformed from a single length of wire to provide a pair of limbs equidistantly spaced throughout the entire length of the pin, each limb including a long straight portion, a relatively short diagonallydisposed portion and a relatively short straight portion all lying 'ina plane with the limbs of the pin, the said diagonally disposed portion extending in a common direction, whereby the closed end of the pin is slightly offset to one .side of and parallel with the longitudinal center of the pin to impart a lateral edge-wise movement to each end of the pin in opposite directions, upon its final adjustment within the hair.-

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ERNEST L. SMITH. 

